Summary: This week on Something Wonky, Metadata Mayhem, Copyright Crap, Talking Taxation, Crossbench Capers and Team Tony, as well as news from the states, Australia versus Humanity and Stop The Press. Our favourite things: Jeremy - SBS news staff urged to run ‘quirky’ and not ‘turn-off’ stories Dave - The Greens in rural NSW The Focus Group Metadata Mayhem Personal details of world leaders accidentally revealed by G20 organisers Australia’s immigration department bans email autocomplete after G20 leak Mandatory metadata retention becomes law as Coalition and Labor combine Australia’s data retention laws ‘the worst in the developed world’ - NSWCCL 2500 metadata ‘cops’ to search phone and internet records Copyright Crap ParlInfo - Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015 Abbott’s copyright kowtow a step backwards Talking Taxation Joe Hockey to launch tax reform report that could pave the way for rise in GST Ramping up GST while cutting company tax will be a tough sell for Hockey Joe Hockey’s Tax Paper: A Lesson In How To Avoid The Elephants In The Room How property investing politicians have skin in the game on the negative gearing debate Crossbench Capers Jacqui Lambie applies to register her own political party Clive Palmer launches legal action against former Palmer United Party senators Jacqui Lambie and Glenn Lazarus Team Tony Coalition senators reject federal Icac and claim corruption isn’t an issue Scott Morrison boycott at Sydney Boys High School: alumni say he is ‘an embarrassment’ The Sale of US Reaper Drones to Australia Could Provoke Regional Tensions Legal Aid cuts delayed Around the States NSW NSW election: Mike Baird says voters choose ‘hope over fear’ as Coalition returned to power Labor’s NSW election scare tactics show one thing: defeating scare tactics is possible Luke Foley May Have Gone Full Racist, But At Least He Didn’t Go Half Monty Call For Inquiry Into Women’s Refuge Changes Singer walks free from court | Namoi Valley Independent Victoria Dunkley Liberals explain it all. Female Victoria Liberals asked who would cook for their families and ‘bullied in own party’ Women guaranteed at least 50% of jobs on Victorian government boards Commuters waive rights when faced with aggressive PSOs, report claims Baseline sentencing may help worst criminals avoid jail, warns Chief Crown Prosecutor Gavin Silbert Queensland Annastacia Palaszczuk sacks Labor MP Billy Gordon after criminal past revealed Tim Carmody hits back at criticism from retiring Queensland supreme court judge Australia versus Humanity Nauru abuse goes further than the Moss review | The Saturday Paper School in Nauru detention centre to be closed Manus Island: Refugee Reza Mollagholipour stopped by PNG government from going to mainland for work Racist thugs’ threat to kill refugees at Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre The Most Exciting Part of The Cricket World Cup? The Refugee Protest You Almost Missed Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs hits back at the critics Gillian Triggs says Coalition chose to challenge Basikbasik report via media Stop The Press The Australian agrees with Marcia Langton Human rights lawyer George Newhouse wins defamation case against News Corp’s Andrew Bolt The Australian news Bill Shorten backs pay rise for the poorest Longer Service, Less Leave Qantas lounge dress code sparks social media backlash
